Fred Leighton Building, 45 East 66th Street - Upper East Side

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Fred Leighton Building,
45 East 66th Street

Doorman Co-op located in Upper East Side, between Madison Avenue & Park Avenue

Recent Sales (3)
All Units in Building (33)

Apt. 3S

$2,055,000

Dec 20, 2023

Apt. PHA-B

4 beds

4.5 baths

4,020 ft²

$7,650,000

$1,903

Nov 17, 2023

Apt. 7W

3 beds

3 baths

2,800 ft²

$3,700,000 -12.9%

$1,321

$4,250,000

Aug 22, 2022

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Overview of Fred Leighton Building at 45 East 66th Street

Originally known as the “Fred Leighton Building,” the full-service apartment building was completed in 1908, landmarked in 1977 and converted to cooperative apartments in 1987. The opulent exterior features a curving French Renaissance-style façade with an eclectic mix of Elizabethan and Flemish Gothic details. The building has a live-in resident manager, laundry facility, pets are welcome, and the board allows pieds-a-terres on a case-by-case basis.

Year Built

1906

Converted: 1987

Apartments

Floors

Pets: Allowed

Neighborhood

Park/Fifth Ave. to 79th St. (Manhattan)

Min Down

50%

33Apartments

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Amenities

Attended Lobby
FT Doorman
High-Rise
Pre War
Elevator
Laundry Room
Live-In Superintendent
Historic District

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Nearby Subways

at Lexington Ave 0.21 miles

at Lexington Ave and 63rd 0.25 miles

at 5th Ave and 60th 0.37 miles

at 3rd Ave and 60th 0.37 miles

Carter’s Review

"45 East 66th Street is one of three very interesting and highly decorative mid-rise apartment buildings designed shortly after the turn of the 20th Century by Harde & Short.

The others include the Alwyn Court at 180 West 58th Street and the Studio Building at 44 West 77th Street."
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Pros & Cons

Extremely distinctive facades
Large apartments
Few apartments per floor
Doorman
Close to Plaza office district
Convenient cross-town bus service
One block from Central Park
Prime location at the heart of fashionable Madison Avenue
Wonderful- 12-over-12 double-hung windows
Close to Subway

No garage
Considerable traffic on Madison Avenue
No recreational roof
No health club

CityRealty Rating

/44

Architecture

/36

Location

/39

Features

Editor’s Points

CITYREALTY
RATING

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Architecture

30+ remarkable

20-29 distinguished

11-19 average

< 11 below average
Location

27+ remarkable

18-26 distinguished

9-17 average

< 9 below average
Features

22+ remarkable

16-21 distinguished

9-15 average

< 9 below average
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This "architectural gem" from the designers of the Alwyn Court offers "gracious" prewar layouts in a "stunning" building that's "befitting its prestigious retail tenant" Fred Leighton. Originally configured with two "sprawling" units per floor, today's mix includes "generously proportioned" one-bedrooms (~900 sq ft) alongside larger apartments, making it a "notable example" of classic Upper East Side architecture "adapted for modern living."

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Price/Room (Est)

Why are we displaying the estimated price per room?

For some co-ops, instead of price per square foot, we use an estimate of the number of rooms for each sold apartment to chart price changes over time. This is because many co-op listings do not include square footage information, and this makes it challenging to calculate accurate square-foot averages.

By displaying the price per estimated room count, we are able to provide a more reliable and consistent metric for comparing sales in the building. While we hope that this gives you a clearer sense of price trends in the building, all data should be independently verified. All data provided are only estimates and should not be used to make any purchase or sale decision.

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Alternate Address

777 Madison Avenue

520 Fifth Avenue

at the northwest corner of West 43rd Street

Midtown West

Iconic river-to-river views include the Empire State Building and Central Park. Elevated condos with magnificent arched windows, triple exposures, and soaring ceilings | Occupancy 2026.

1 beds starting at $2,560,000
2 beds starting at $11,500,000
3 beds starting at $5,750,000

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Fred Leighton Building,45 East 66th Street